Projection display system having selective light projecting device

• US 20060092338A1
• Filed: 10/26/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Susumu, Ishii, Kensuke, Sakai, Hiroshi, Yamanaka, Kazuya
• Application Number:
  US11/258,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092338A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/744
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7408 Direct viewing projectors, e.g. an image displayed on a video CRT or LCD display being projected on a screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0122 the input and the output signals having different aspect ratios
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

A projection display system includes a projector; a reflection screen for displaying images in a front projection system; a transmission screen for displaying images in a rear projection system; and a selective light projecting device for selectively directing the light from the projector to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to perform switching between the front projection system and the rear projection system. The selective light projecting device may selectively change an optical path of image light from the projector between the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to direct the image light to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen, or may selectively rotates a direction of a head of the projector between the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to emit the image light to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen.

Claims

1. A projection display system comprising:

a projector for projecting image light;

a reflection screen for displaying images in a front projection system, wherein the light from the projector is emitted to a front face of the reflection screen;

a transmission screen for displaying images in a rear projection system, wherein the light from the projector is emitted to a back face of the reflection screen; and

a selective light projecting device for selectively directing the light from the projector to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to perform switching between the front projection system and the rear projection system.

2. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the selective light projecting device selectively changes an optical path of the light from the projector between the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to direct the light from the projector to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen.

3. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the selective light projecting device selectively rotates a direction of a head of the projector between the reflection screen and the transmission screen, so as to emit the light from the projector to one of the reflection screen and the transmission screen.

4. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the reflection screen is attached as an integral part of a main body of the projection display system.

5. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the reflection screen is separate from a main body of the projection display system.

6. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the reflection screen is bigger than the transmission screen.

7. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein the switching between the front projection system and the rear projection system is performed using a remote control.

8. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein when the rear projection system is selected, a control for exposing the transmission screen is performed.

9. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein when the front projection system is selected, a control for exposing the reflection screen is performed.

10. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein parameters for focus and zoom of the projector are adjusted in accordance with whether the rear projection system or the front projection system is selected.

11. The projection display system according to claim 10, wherein adjusted values of the parameters for focus and zoom are determined and stored before shipment of the projection display system, and after that the parameters can be freely adjusted and stored.

12. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein an aspect ratio is switched in accordance with whether the rear projection system or the front projection system is selected.

13. The projection display system according to claim 12, wherein the aspect ratio is set to 4:

3 in the rear projection system, and set to 16;

9 in the front projection system.

14. The projection display system according to claim 12, wherein each aspect ratio is determined and stored before shipment of the projection display system, and after that the aspect ratio can be freely adjusted and stored.

15. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein a light output of the projector is adjusted in accordance with whether the rear projection system or the front projection system is selected.

16. The projection display system according to claim 15, wherein adjusted values of each light output are determined and stored before shipment of the projection display system, and after that the light output can be freely adjusted and stored.

17. The projection display system according to claim 15, wherein the adjustment of the light output is performed by selectively using any of lamps having different light outputs.

18. The projection display system according to claim 15, wherein the adjustment of the light output is performed by switching a light output of a single lamp.

19. The projection display system according to claim 15, wherein the adjustment of the light output is performed by mixing light beams from a plurality of lamps.

20. The projection display system according to claim 1, wherein parameters for color and brightness of the projector are adjusted in accordance with whether the rear projection system or the front projection system is selected.

21. The projection display system according to claim 20, wherein adjusted values of the parameters for color and brightness are determined and stored before shipment of the projection display system, and after that the parameters can be freely adjusted and stored.